Alternative Notation

I had a look at Cornelius Cardew's scores last week and parts of them were interesting but I didn't feel inspired, so I found similar works that I preferred visually that each have a different feel to them.

Music to Airports score by Brian Eno

This one has a robotic sense to it, resembling circuitry and the repetition is clear.

Score to Digital Sensation No 1 by Scott Wollschleger, 2007

These marks could be random mistakes; spills or slips, but here they have a function.

Tom Johnson 'Syncopated texture' from musicalpointers.co.uk

I like the overly ordered form of this 'score' and the fact that it uses traditional notes in a new way.

As well as looking at music notation I thought it would be appropriate to look at knitting and crochet instructions, as these can be used to make lace and fabric in old fashioned or new ways. These examples are taken from the following books: The Knitter's Bible by Claire Crompton and The Crochet Bible by Sue Whiting. I could use knitting and crochet notation to document part of Daft Punk's track, and use it to make images for print.

These Shell stitches are used to form lace. The notation itself is visually attractive and clearly shows the shape produced.

The shape of these undulating patterns remind of the softer base melodies from Daft Punk 

The shells are arranged in a set pattern, are large and imposing compared to the rest of the delicate structure, like the loud booming sounds used in 'The Game has Changed'